Archive of the Music Education Events Category

Duality Controls Multiple DAW Platforms While Providing Real-World Experience

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Daytona State College Mike Curb College of Art, Music and Science features a 48-channel Solid State Logic Duality console for its new music production technology program. Duality was chosen because it’s an excellent teaching tool that demonstrates how music is made in today’s recording environment through SSL’s signature SuperAnalogue™ sound and signal path with simultaneous control of two DAW software platforms from the console surface. Classes officially begin in January, 2010. more

Award Winning music school Point Blank has launched a new four week course entitled Mixing Dance Music. The course equips Logic users with the skills and techniques to mix electronic and dance music to professional standards.The course is the latest in Point Blank’s Pro Producer series and will be enrolling monthly from November 23^rd, priced at £295 ($489 US). The Pro Producer courses take a unique approach to online learning. Each week students have the opportunity to upload their music and receive personal feedback from a professional producer (hence the name!). Each student is provided with a Quicktime movie which shows their tutor deconstructing their track in Logic and offering professional analysis and advice on how to improve. more

— Top producers and engineers Chris Lord-Alge, Eddie Kramer, and Tony Maserati to present demonstration sessions in the Music Mix Mobile truck, Booth #273 —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, September 30, 2009 — As part of its ongoing emphasis on collaboration with leading producers and engineers, Waves Audio announces a special series of behind-the-board sessions with Waves Artists Chris Lord-Alge, Eddie Kramer, and Tony Maserati at AES 2009. These sessions will take place in the Music Mix Mobile “M3” truck, located at Booth #273. Music Mix Mobile is a full-service remote recording company serving the audio needs of the recording, live broadcast, and television industry, and are also enthusiastic Waves users and endorsers. more

-A Panel of Experts Examine and Discuss How to Create Mixes That Stand Out from the Pack-

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (September 28, 2009) — The Producers & Engineers Wing® of The Recording Academy® will present the 21st Annual GRAMMY SoundTables® in conjunction with the AES Convention on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, from 2:30 – 4 p.m. This unique event, entitled “MWA! – Mixing With Attitude,” will provide a close-up look at how some of the top producers and engineers create mixes that stand out from the pack with the power and personality to not only please the artist, producer and record label, but have excellent sound quality at home, in the car, on the radio, and on MP3. more

“How Personal Microphones Can Save Your Health,” a FREE educational article published by JDB Sound Acoustics and sponsored by Point Source Audio, is a timely reminder about proper microphone etiquette during this heightened period of deadly flu viruses.

JDB Sound Acoustics, an acoustics consulting firm and Point Source Audio (PSA), a specialty manufacturer of earset microphones today officially announced the availability of the newly revised “How Personal Microphones Can Save Your Health,” a FREE article to help remind all microphone users about the importance of good microphone etiquette:  following proper guidelines in using and cleaning microphones—and to avoid sharing microphones if at all possible. The article is available for immediate download at www.jdbsound.com and www.point-sourceaudio.com.   

Joseph De Buglio, principal consultant of JDB Sound Acoustics and author of the article, stresses that despite taking all precautions more

LAS VEGAS, NV – Odds On Records & Studios recently hosted a VIP presentation of Roland’s V-Piano® in its Studio A Duality room. Staff from Odds on Records & Studios was joined by representatives from Roland - Ed Ulibarri and Scott Tibbs - along with noted industry keyboardists, engineers and mixers to preview Roland’s newest V-Piano in a real-world studio environment.

Odds On Records & Studios is a brand new $7 million multi-faceted recording facility located just a few miles from the famous Las Vegas strip. Offering a parallel world where vintage gear and state-of-the-art recording equipment co-exist, Odds On Records & Studios makes history as the home of a 96-channel Solid State Logic Duality console, the first of its size in North America. more

— Waves Gold Certification Program (WGCP) takes Waves certification to the next level, providing mastery of 18 Waves plug-ins —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, September 8, 2009 — Over the past few years, thousands of aspiring producers, engineers and musicians the world over have completed the Waves Certification Program and learned the basics of five essential Waves Audio plug-ins. Now, the new Waves Gold Certification Program takes Waves training to the next level, providing a hands-on, interactive educational experience for 18 additional acclaimed Waves processors. A comprehensive course that digs in deep, the Waves Gold Certification Program will give participants the audio knowledge and competitive edge they need to succeed. more

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, September 1, 2009 — The Institute of Production and Recording (IPR) in Minneapolis is pleased to announce it has installed the first Digidesign ICON D-Control® ES console in Minnesota into its professional recording studio, Master Mix, as part of a facility upgrade. The ICON allows IPR to offer the latest technology to both its students and clientele, which has included Neil Diamond, Ricky Martin and Lucinda Williams. more

— Legendary producer/engineer will tour in support of the new Waves plug-in bundle, The Eddie Kramer Collection —

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, August 18, 2009 — Waves Audio announces “The Eddie Kramer Experience,” the newest events in its ongoing Waves Masters on Tour series. It will feature legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer, along with Waves Product Specialists, in events discussing, demonstrating and celebrating Waves’ powerful new plug-in bundle, The Eddie Kramer Collection. Kramer will be discussing recording techniques, vintage analog gear and today’s plug-in models, as well as sharing anecdotes from his four decades in the industry and answering questions about classic analog gear and the new digital emulations. The tour will take Kramer to several cities across the U.S. and Europe throughout the coming months. more

~ Retail Store Incorporates Auralex Products into Floor Plan ~

CLEARWATER, FL — Visit any Sam Ash Music Store at any given time and you’re guaranteed to hear somebody making music. Playing the incredible selection of instruments — ranging from guitars, keyboards and drums to brass and woodwinds — is not only allowed but also encouraged. As an authorized dealer of Auralex Acoustics’ complete line of acoustical treatments, Sam Ash has begun to incorporate Auralex materials into the floor plan of its stores, creating an avenue to display its merchandise while also balancing the sound levels in its showrooms. more